Mahan B743 at Jeddah on Jun 18th 2012, uncontained engine failure
Last Update: June 21, 2015 / 14:38:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 18, 2012
Classification
Accident
Airline
Mahan Air
Departure
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Destination
Tehran Mehradbad, Iran
Aircraft Registration
EP-MND
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-300
ICAO Type Designator
B743
Two Airbus A300 have been dispatched to Jeddah to take the pilgrims home.
On Jun 21st 2015 the NTSB reported the aircraft sustained an uncontained failure of the #4 engine (CF6, outboard right hand). The occurrence rated an incident is being investigated by Saudi Arabia's Civil Aviation Authority.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 18, 2012
Classification
Accident
Airline
Mahan Air
Departure
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Destination
Tehran Mehradbad, Iran
Aircraft Registration
EP-MND
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-300
ICAO Type Designator
B743
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